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Paul I. Dargan is affiliated with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom. Their research spans a broad range of topics within medicine and pharmacology, focusing on areas such as emergency medicine, toxicology, clinical psychology, and public health.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Subfields of particular interest comprise:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Toxicology
  • Pharmacology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Their research topics cover a variety of issues related to toxicology and substance use, including:

  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Poisoning and overdose treatments
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

Paul I. Dargan has a significant publication record with frequent contributions to notable journals such as:

  • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
  • Clinical Toxicology
  • Journal of Medical Toxicology
  • European Journal of Emergency Medicine
  • QJM

Among their recent papers are:

  • The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990-2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe)
  • Omicron BA.1-containing mRNA-1273 boosters compared with the original COVID-19 vaccine in the UK: a randomised, observer-blind, active-controlled trial (2023, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • The burden of musculoskeletal pain and the role of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in its treatment. Ten underpinning statements from a global pain faculty (2020, Current Medical Research and Opinion)
  • Detection of mephedrone and its metabolites in fingerprints from a controlled human administration study by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and paper spray-mass spectrometry (2020, The Analyst)
  • Nonmedical use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in the UK (2020, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology)

Collaborations play an important role in their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • David M. Wood
  • Alison M. Dines
  • Florian Eyer
  • Knut Erik Hovda
  • Matthias E. Liechti

Throughout their career, Paul I. Dargan's research has engaged with critical medical and pharmacological issues, especially those involving acute care and substance-related conditions. The combination of emergency medicine and toxicology within their work reflects a focus on clinical applications and public health concerns.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Max G Griswold;Nancy Fullman;Caitlin Hawley;Nicholas Arian

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Haidong Wang;Kaja M. Abbas;Mitra Abbasifard;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013 : quantifying the epidemiological transition

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren

  • The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013

    Juanita A Haagsma;Nicholas Graetz;Ian Bolliger;Mohsen Naghavi

  • Drinking to death: the changing face of liver disease

    MG Griswold;N Fullman;C Hawley;N Arian

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Heather M. Orpana;Heather M. Orpana;Laurie B. Marczak;Megha Arora;Nooshin Abbasi

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Bach Xuan Tran
Bach Xuan Tran Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh Iran University of Medical Sciences
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Juan Sanabria
Juan Sanabria Marshall University

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